CVE-2007-4548
The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw FailedLoginException for failed logins, which allows…
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Description
The login method in LoginModule implementations in Apache Geronimo 2.0 does not throw FailedLoginException for failed logins, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, deploy arbitrary modules, and gain administrative access by sending a blank username and password with the command line deployer in the deployment module.
Timeline
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3404 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/13/apache-geronimo-v20-release-delayed-due-to-security-issue.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://geronimo.apache.org/2007/08/21/apache-geronimo-201-released.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [dev] 20070813 Geronimo 2.0 Release suspended due to security issue found before release (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1201 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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